BOARD OF PHARMACY

Fabian, Clarice
Novenario, Karen

BOARD OF PHARMACY
Definition of Practice of Pharmacy

A person shall be deemed to be practicing pharmacy within the meaning of this

Article, who shall, for a fee, salary, percentage or other reward paid or given directly
to himself or indirectly through another (1) prepare or manufacture, analyze, assay,
preserve, store, distribute or sell any medicine, drug, chemicals, cosmetics,
pharmaceuticals, devices or contrivances used in pursuance thereof; or (2) render
pharmaceutical service in any office or drug and cosmetic establishment where
scientific, technological or professional knowledge of Pharmacy is applied; or (3)
engage in teaching scientific, technological or professional pharmacy subject in a
college of pharmacy; or (4) conduct or undertake scientific pharmaceutical research
for biological and bacteriological testings and examinations.

However, persons performing executive, managerial or administrative functions and

their subordinate personnel employed in the pharmaceutical laboratories referred to
in the second paragraph of Section 27 thereof, shall not be considered for purposes
of this definition, persons in the practice of pharmacy.

History

The Board of Pharmaceutical Examiners was created on January

26, 1903 by virtue of Public Act No. 597 under the Department of
Interior. The members were appointed by the Commissioner of
Public Health upon the advice and consent of the Board of Health.

When Public Act No. 4007 was enacted on December 5, 1932, the
executive department was reorganized, placing the Board of
Pharmaceutical Examiners under the Department of Public
Instruction.

On June 21, 1969, Republic Act No. 5921, An Act to Regulate the
Practice and Setting Standards of Pharmaceutical Education in the
Philippines and Other Purposes, was enacted creating the Board of
Pharmacy.

Qualification of Board Members

To be appointed a member of the Board of Pharmacy, a person shall be:
1.Be a natural born citizen of the Philippines;
2.A duly registered pharmacist and has been in the practice of pharmacy for at
least ten years;
3.Of good moral character and of recognized standing in the pharmaceutical
profession;
4.At the time of appointment, not a member of the faculty of any school, college
or university offering courses in pharmacy or college of pharmacy; and
5.A member of good standing of a bona fide national pharmaceutical
association of the Philippines.

ADELINA C. ROYO
Chairman

ANTHONY ALDRIN C. SANTIAGO

Member

MILDRED B. OLIVEROS
Member